Thursday, October 23, 2014

Mia Mariu Mineral Makeup: Review and GIVEAWAY

I was excited to get to review more of Mia Mariu mineral makeup this month. I really like their products and their ingredients are nothing short of stellar. I really like the smooth rubberized matte black containers and compacts that some of the makeup comes in.

Mia Mariu mineral makeup contains Vitamin A, C and E and they are talc, paraben and fragrance free, making them suitable selections for all skin types. I tried a blush, 2 mineral eye powders, a mascara, lipstick, and eye liner.

The Mineral Blush I selected was Maria Azucena, it is a light powder (in a great travel ready compact) that looks natural, yet provides excellent brightly pigmented color, depending on how much you apply. It is very build-able. I tend to be heavy handed with blush and love wearing more than I really need. This blush has a light-diffusing quality that gives you a healthy and youthful glow. Maria Azucena is a corally peachy shade with golden glimmer that reminds me of my Benefit Coralista boxed powder blush. Love it!

The intense eye liner pencil provides precise definition and easy, smooth application. The website says this applies evenly without "dragging" however it did drag on me a few times as it was a harder pencil than I am used to. The line was precise and any smudging was minimal if any. It was easy to sharpen without wasting the pencil.

The lipstick, or "hydrating stick gloss" is a deliciously vanilla fragranced, hydrating lip color and hydrating gloss in a stick form. It has a smooth, creamy feel that glides on easily, while nourishing lips. I often have flaking from dry lips which shows up even more with lipstick. This was not the case with this lip stick. I had smooth lips and there was no sticky feeling. I chose the Beso color, which is the perfect sweetheart, girl next door, frosty pink in my opinion. This is now my daily lipstick.

The volumizing mascara (black) works well, it extends and separates without clumping. It is a drier application than my other mascaras, but it did not smudge at all for me. It does not have much of a stopper or "sound" when the wand is removed from the base. When applying it or smelling the wand, it reminded me of my castor oil that I oil cleanse my face with. If it does contain castor oil (which is a nourishing oil), that would be a positive aspect as that oil thickens lashes and promotes growth. (I often have applied castor oil on my lashes). I am liking this mascara. I wear contact lenses and have not had any problems with comfort. This mascara is enriched with vitamin B5. The wand has a smaller bristle head than I usually prefer, however, this is a nice mascara and I have been using it a lot lately.

I also received 2 loose mineral powder liner/eyeshadows in Rosa and Aquamarine. They are small little pots with sifters, they will last a long time as I only needed a small amount on my lids. The colors are true to their descriptions. When mixed with water, these eye shadows turn into a beautiful long wearing eyeliner. I do not normally use colored liner, so I have not yet tried them wet. I normally do not use loose shadows are they are quite messy. These were a little difficult to use due to the small pot size and the powder was messy. I would have preferred it if I had 2 colors in Mia Mariu's pressed versions. The quality of the shadows and the color was top notch. I used Urban Decay primer potion before applying the shadows and the look stayed until late at night.

The Mia Mariu company is dedicated to providing excellence in mineral makeup, combining the highest quality botanicals, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and peptides. They empower women to do what they love and you can even become a seller / Adviser of their products (I am not a seller) if desired.

Mia Mariu is sponsoring a giveaway on my blog! Winner will receive a nice set of products:

1.) Choice of: one Mineral Blush or Bronzer (color of choice and choose either blush or bronzer)

2.) Choice of: one Mineral Shadow Duo (color of choice) or two Mineral Shadow Liners (this is eye shadow (like mine in this review) that can be used as a liner as well, color of choice)

3.) Hydrating Stick Gloss (lip color of choice)

4.) Volumizing Black Mascara

5.) Intense Black Eye Liner Pencil

USA applicants only, (age 18 and over) and please enter your shipping address to make this easier in case you are the winner.

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I am a wife and a mommy to 3 tiny bees, my daughter W (February 4) and my sons E (April 16) and H (May 23).
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